The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-13
MINISTER ANswEBs QUESTIONS.

esrlfef 10 any position for which his
eiJA on fits him in that department.
An5%slr has been educated IS an ar
riIlerEzlfficer and a there l. now 4 bill
before this House providing for the APP
pointment OF a Brigadier-General, IL l.
x>7sIole thar he may obtain that posi-
10 Another has been educaCedfOr the
lav and. provided he i capable, ought
70 make a good living. Another, who
was receiving q medical education, has
been lately recalled on account Of the
state 0s his health and viii arrive
shortly.
8. The remaining students will be
cared for 81 long a. they remain
a6rOGd
RROETs OF COMMITTEES
Noble Castle presented the final re-
por- al the Committee ON Opium and
Liquor. on the petitions for the re>trlc-
ion Of the sale OF liquors
To the Hon : G. Wlldsr. Pres-l=-s Of the
LsElslatur-SIr5 The select committee 10
which wls referred q large EEGber Of petI-
ticus from V1rigzs B.ls RIBBON Leagues,
FzlgtCls bodies. teIpe-a1cs ass1ciatlJ1s su1
Others. praying legislation looking towards
r-uaI5i1ory laws. also q bII introduced by
80 ". o. Smith, respectfully report
4 -2t they have examined said petitions.
- the prayers thereof are practically the
saze, 10 VIZ thsE laws prual5JtJuE the sale
q intoxicating liquors o. EEEy materially
restricting such sale be enacted. By way OF
restriction the petitioners, n some cases,
suggest laws
10 increase license fees; 70 compel the
removal OF screens from doors and windows
Of Saloons 70 pruEl5It licenses Ourslce OF
hoEo.1l-s 10 reduce the Lum1er OF licenses
sud have them sold 4t aEctfou; 20 permit
sal1ons to sell only By the glass to shorten
hours Of sale; TO prevent the sale Of liquors
c0ntai-inE over L per cent OF aIcobols TO
pzEF d. hotels from selling liquors except "
the bottle az the table: % hsye the Govern
Us1- reserve samples o al liICo-S IN ported
fs- suslysis- % Eave ali intoxicated persons
On tie street arrested 70 prevent the sale or
--ioc1rs 60 ha5ILuaL GruukaEdS. EGO snail &c
1uc1 es are convicted three times TO ex-
Se-1 the WORKING q E-s c1vlL damage lay.
yet-.
H. petitions sigued By members OF the
BIZ RIBBON Leagues c0ltar1 l.Ql5 names
IEcsa from the various societies are gene
raLlv sr-usG bv the executive OLcers upon
res1-z ti0us adopted, and thus may fairly ue
SID % .rsp-sselt several th5CsLUd pe1ple-
ssOz the ozLsr hand. there Z not one petition
requesting legislation II tEFcr Of llq1or n
ne committee called q public netting,
zr5 raGrests6 the attendance of al persons
EE1 aad anything 70 say upon the matter
before the committee. and they hoped that
perso1s wO1L1 zppear a1d present arguments
IA tET1E OF license, u free l11Eorr Or II rGTqr
of any Of the views sustained by the liquor
\ interests his meeting was vel attended
and the tine occCpl=d By zuImsted CISc1s-
sion upon the whole matter Only one per
] son appeared and presented vIsEs other than
= favor OF restriction and this gentleman
Y favored szloOcs f0- the sale b. the glass, or
Eses and bee- 81 low aIcobolic strengths
* that all wines, llq1ors, etc, imported
! sh5lld De Subject 70 Inspection and co1tscz-
ti0u Il not I'd u & certain standard, and also
4 II f1vur OF restricting Licenses ID ! snail
number. and raising the prices for them
De argued with some force that the whole
sale ard io5binz licenses should cost more
1 than retail his meeting By large vote
decided against genEral prohibition lsg1stE-
tI1u this session, and n favor OF some r.
tricEIT5 laws. The nesting was T4I1so-es
Jas bringing sons public opinion 70 bear ci-
rectlT Cpol the Assembly Other than that
teLprssssd II the papers Or covered by the
petitions.
he reauest expressed L the large lumber
q petitions referred 70 the Committee i
4 deserving Of consideration b. the Leg1sla-
4 turs, 6eca1se that Il unquestl01ably repre-
seuts ths opfniou and conviction Of a large,
fresuectabls and iniuzutizI portion Of the
coumsnItv- They are people who own and
co1trol RIruperty- who pay 3 large amount OF
- Asrsr 10 doubt than the taxation OF
- zE5ined liquor interests Of the country
stlaeT are o-derly. IaE-zbi6Ing ard do not
furnish the criminal rlzss OF the comm I
niEy. Not only o. these grounds bot Be
cs1sz Of the intrinsic merit CT the propJsI-
tions advanced b theu- does = bseoue the
6utT Of this Assembly 70 carefully consider
zny legislation intended % further rsstric-
tive measures
Ouuosed 70 the EIsE OF this class i1f the
/ couuuuitv are the questions OF reFsn1s, Of
b large pablo opinion IN favor Of restriction
a. opposed 10 prohibition ard the inzdTIss-
bilIry Of legislation ahead Of public opinion
No Gcubt great weight Is due 70 the opinions
Of those who favor esrsfully guarded Il
sceuse system II Is this system which We
fhavs Il Hawaii to-day. But It Is a we'll
kno=n fat that o1r restrictive laws are not
ezforr-d There are tEO causes for this non
eEforf4.uent. either the laws are 30 far
shead of public opinion that thsy cannot oe
snforced- OF the police are inenelsnt and
-iriifFersnt II the head OF that department.
s-e-e in svuuathy win the spirit Of oar laws,
ti L probable thst some EttsUpt would Dc
Nr-1sfie 10 carry oct the law In TIeE OF the
fact< which are notorious tnat TIE police not
urIy do not try to f1lhI the laws but actu-
ally shield tEerders, II L absurd 10 say that
the Avs are Ekead Of the tines What ars
{ the facts II Is ASKED II L fact that large
Numbers Of people visit liquor saloons N
H0n1luIu o. Sunday and eous cut bearing
tie suuearzuce Of having had drink. Con-
plziut = u1zEs u the Marshal. Sunday @
f=u uassss u1zho1r the streau OF people,
4 After zhict II i resumed This simply ind
+ Gates mat the police. instead Of 0bsying the
Taw which regulates police II s7ch cities
/ as London Paris New York
other PLACES, which requires that --E
force SHALL use every eEDrt 10 detect and 1p-
press oEenses. Only warns blenders g. Be
szrHfzi or they will get caEEht- his 4 a 81
Fere chtrEf 51t unfortunately there are
str0nz res Is for believing Il TO be tue
Let the Narshal demand investigation ieE
an inEesfizstion be heId- Let us E10T
Ehsthsr - police understand without secrEs